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Caste discrimination is the pivotal topic to be discussed in the academic forum in order to create awareness among public regarding the equality of the race across the globe. Bama's Karukku and Sangati hinge on the specific theme of the social stratification in India and especially in Tamilnadu. From time immemorial, the ancient civilisations have divided people into distinct classes based on the factors like wealth, occupation and birth. The title "The Silenced Voices' promulgates on the socially oppressed people who are suppressed by the societal dictum over the particular sect of people. Every prominent novels indited in the light of domination of people offer a thorough depiction of underrepresented groups and the frequently ignored voices in Indian society. The struggles of Dalit women are highlighted in Bama's Sangati, which focuses on their experiences of oppression, silence, and resistance within a strict caste system. Karukku delves into the inner battle of a Dalit Christian woman contending with religious and caste-based prejudice. The title, The Silenced Voices, emphasizes how these voices are often muted as a result of gender stereotypes, societal hierarchy, and religious restrictions. In the end, both the stories provide a forum for the empowerment and expression of these marginalized voices in literature by acting as a platform to magnify these marginalized viewpoints and challenge the intersectionality of caste, gender, and religion. These works challenge the dominant social institutions that have traditionally marginalized Dalit women by bringing their repressed and silenced voices to the fore with agency and narrative presence. This novels shows how Dalit communities are forced to live outskirts of their villages, denies access to public spaces, and subjected to social exclusion (Anandhi,2005).